Carbon Filter combo as Heater????

Ok so I've always wanted to get 2 600W lights going but was afraid that it would be to much power being used and I don't want to be on the radar because I already have one 600w hps, 2 fans, and Carbon filter combo running along with my ac running all day long cooling the entire place not just grow room. But I was thinking when winter time comes instead of having my heater running all day warming my place up and running my bill up along with the grow setup, could I just get another 600w and have the carbon filter sucking the heat from the two lights in the tent and blowing it in the hallway? I was gonna have it carbon filter-duct-fan-duct-hood-duct-2nd hood. The Carbon filter would be in the hallway of course and the fan would be in the grow room so the noise wouldn't be a issue. I wanna do 4 plants with my 300w MH for veg then two 600w HPS for flower in my 4x4x6.5 tent.

I do the same, I just disconnect the cool tube from the hot air shooting out side I put it directly into the heating duct free heat all year , works very well . keeps it about 70. heat never came one once. the veg room kept it nice and toasty

What watt light do use? We like to keep heat at 80-85 in the winter. We don't have a big place so the heat don't have to do too much moving around. I'm just trying to upgrade without Electric bill taking a increase don't want to raise a RED flag. I just figure winter would be perfect because people buy heaters that take almost the same if not more watts then the 600w lights

kinddiesel said:

I do the same, I just disconnect the cool tube from the hot air shooting out side I put it directly into the heating duct free heat all year , works very well . keeps it about 70. heat never came one once. the veg room kept it nice and toasty

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I do this, fresh oxygen and heat!

So would you guys say its cheaper to do this or really not a difference?

if you had a hot air furance u could duct this as "pre heated" air to your air intake. would make a difference on how much oil you burn. (this gets done in a lot larger scale in oil refinery's) but to use this air to heat your house? maybe not much of difference seeing the air will lose heat in the ducting before it heats your house,but maybe heat 1 room adjacent to your grow room would be a great idea.

done it for 5 years.. for winter.. I setup my carbon filter in the room .. let the air go up into the ceiling.. and out a floor vent into the upstairs .. keeps the house at 75 with 3000w of light.. just need to keep replacing the filter every 6 months or year.

wow 80-85 in the winter Id be roasting at that temp you must be cold blooded